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M6.8 earthquake, Tajikistan, 1949-07-10

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1949-07-10 16:24

Rank in 194916 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002124 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan · 39.10, 71.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1949 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.4M7.4

2002 M7.4M7.4

1974 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

1908 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1949 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 15:49	20 km	28 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.1 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 15:19	20 km	46 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M7.5 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 03:53	20 km	43 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan
M7.5 1949-03-04	1949-03-04 10:19	229 km	35 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.2 1947-06-02	1947-06-02 06:40	15 km	14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan
M6.5 1944-09-27	1944-09-27 16:53	15 km	67 km NNE of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.0 1944-03-15	1944-03-15 05:03	15 km	55 km ESE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1943-06-02	1943-06-02 02:55	20 km	18 km SW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1943-04-05	1943-04-05 01:56	30 km	72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1942-01-18	1942-01-18 16:36	15 km	11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.